suexec - Switch user before executing external programs

suexec is used by the Apache HTTP Server to switch
to another user before executing CGI programs. In order to achieve this,
it must run as root. Since the HTTP daemon normally doesn't
run as root, the suexec executable needs the
setuid bit set and must be owned by root. It should never be
writable for any other person than root.

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